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Freedom at Midnight
Freedom at Midnight | DOMINIQUE LAPIERRE & LARRY COLLINS
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Freedom At Midnight takes the readers back in time, when India was on the verge of obtaining freedom from the British Raj. The authors start off by throwing light on the appointment of Lord Mountbatten as the nation`s final viceroy. (…more)
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Leftcoastzen
Freedom at Midnight | DOMINIQUE LAPIERRE & LARRY COLLINS
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#NovemberNarrative #freedomday In 1947 Great Britain planned to cut ties w/ one of its treasured colonies the British Raj , India.Basically , they couldn‘t afford it anymore.Then began the debate of how it should be done. Partitions came down , assuming Muslims & Hindus should be divided , creating Pakistan in turn caused forced migration, protests , ethnic violence & death .A book that has been in my collection for years that I haven‘t read yet.

BarbaraBB I read this book after I had been in Pakistan and I loved it. I learned so much. 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 📚👌🏻 2y
Eggs Sounds like a great read! 2y
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rajithr
Freedom at Midnight (UK) | Larry Collins
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Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳

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